Editing Jay-Z (section)

===2008–2011: ''The Blueprint 3'' and ''Watch the Throne''===
[[File:Jay-Z 3.jpg|thumb|Jay-Z performing in 2008]]
In winter 2008, it was announced that Jay-Z would become the first major hip hop artist to headline Britain's [[Glastonbury Festival 2008|Glastonbury Festival]].<ref name="glastonbury">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7223232.stm|title=Jay-Z confirmed for Glastonbury|access-date=February 1, 2008|date=February 1, 2008|work=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206150119/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7223232.stm|archive-date=February 6, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/glastonbury/34049 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204153559/http://www.nme.com/news/glastonbury/34049 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2008|title=Jay-Z confirmed to headline Glastonbury 2008|work=[[NME]]|access-date=September 4, 2010}}</ref> Tickets sold out quickly. Former headliner [[Noel Gallagher]] of [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] condemned the festival organizers for choosing Jay-Z to headline a traditionally guitar-driven festival. "I'm sorry, but Jay-Z?" Gallagher asked, swearing. "No chance. Glastonbury has a tradition of, kind of, guitar music, do you know what I mean? And even when they throw the odd curve balls in on a Sunday night—you go, 'Kylie Minogue? I don't know about that', do you know what I mean?—but I'm not having hip hop at Glastonbury, no way, no, no. It's wrong."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7345780.stm|title=Hip-hop "wrong" for Glastonbury|work=BBC News|date=April 12, 2008|access-date=May 7, 2008|first=Colin|last=Paterson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420055242/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7345780.stm|archive-date=April 20, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> As controversy mounted, Jay-Z replied, "We don't play guitars, Noel, but hip hop has put in its work like any other form of music. This headline show is just a natural progression. Rap music is still evolving. We have to respect each other's genre of music and move forward."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtvmusic.com/story.asp?id=ENTEN20080049721|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905210802/http://www.ndtvmusic.com/story.asp?id=ENTEN20080049721|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2012|title=Noel Gallagher is narrow minded: Jay-Z|publisher=NDTVmusic.com|date=May 13, 2008|access-date=May 13, 2008}}</ref> Jay-Z opened his Glastonbury set with a tongue-in-cheek cover of Oasis's iconic song "[[Wonderwall (song)|Wonderwall]]",<ref name="glastonbury3">{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2008/06/29/jay-z-s-glastonbury-wonderwall-dig-at-noel-gallagher-98487-20625795/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080812040043/http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2008/06/29/jay-z-s-glastonbury-wonderwall-dig-at-noel-gallagher-98487-20625795/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2008|title=Jay-Z's Glastonbury Wonderwall dig at Noel Gallagher|date=June 29, 2008|publisher=Sunday Mirror}}</ref> and went on to deliver a performance heralded as a successful response to pre-festival criticism.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hxVV-7FKB6uR5m8-tlLVFPsBUoQw |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702223720/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hxVV-7FKB6uR5m8-tlLVFPsBUoQw |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 2, 2008|title=Jay-Z answers critics in Glastonbury performance|agency=AFP|date=June 29, 2008|access-date=September 4, 2010}}</ref>

He also headlined many other summer festivals in 2008, including [[Roskilde Festival]] in Denmark,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roskilde-festival.dk|title=Roskilde Festival: Forside|publisher=Roskilde-festival.dk|date=August 20, 2010|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901131544/http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/|archive-date=September 1, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hove Festival]] in Norway<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hovefestival.com/Default.aspx?articleID=790|title=Hove Festival|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=July 30, 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129055918/http://www.hovefestival.com/Default.aspx?articleID=790|archive-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref> and [[O2 Wireless Festival]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.o2wirelessfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.aspx |title=Official O2 Wireless Festival line-up |access-date=November 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705132219/http://www.o2wirelessfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.aspx |archive-date=July 5, 2008 }}</ref> During Kanye West's concert of August 6, 2008, at Madison Square Garden, Jay-Z came out to perform a new song and he and West proclaimed that it was to be on ''The Blueprint 3''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vimeo.com/1483104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329141420/http://www.vimeo.com/1483104|url-status=dead|title=Jay-Z performs Blueprint 3 track with Kanye|archive-date=March 29, 2010}}</ref> On May 21, 2009, Jay-Z announced he would be parting ways with Def Jam, and had struck a multi-million-dollar deal to sign with [[Live Nation]], with whom he would start his [[Roc Nation]] imprint which would serve as a record label, talent/management agency, and music publishing company<ref name="hitsdailydouble">[http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news07601m01 I.B. Bad Contemplates The Great Unknown] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816173605/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news07601m01 |date=August 16, 2013 }}". HITS Daily Double. May 22, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2009.</ref> and also partnered with production team [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]] to start a record label called [[StarRoc]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/09/28/20536457.aspx |title=Jay-Z Statement on New StarRoc Label |publisher=AllHipHop.com |author=Tai Saint Louis |date=September 28, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420021953/http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/09/28/20536457.aspx |archive-date=April 20, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapbasement.com/jay-z/092308-details-on-jay-z-s-new-record-label-leak.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728133118/http://www.rapbasement.com/jay-z/092308-details-on-jay-z-s-new-record-label-leak.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 28, 2011|title=Details on Jay-Z's New Label|publisher=Rap Basement|author=Jason|date=September 23, 2008}}</ref> Jay-Z's 11th studio album ''[[The Blueprint 3]]'' was originally to be released on September 11, 2009,<ref name="rollingstonerocnation">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/05/21/jay-z-buys-out-def-jam-contract-blueprint-3-heads-to-roc-nation/|title=Jay-Z Buys Out Def Jam Contract, "Blueprint 3" Heads to Roc Nation|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=May 21, 2009|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924030954/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/05/21/jay-z-buys-out-def-jam-contract-blueprint-3-heads-to-roc-nation/|archive-date=September 24, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> but was instead released in North America on September 8, 2009, due to increasing anticipation.<ref name="rocnationblueprint3">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/08/jay-z-pushes-up-blueprint-3-release-announces-tour/|title=Jay-Z Pushes Up "Blueprint 3 " Release, Announces Tour|date=September 8, 2009|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=October 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912073319/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/08/jay-z-pushes-up-blueprint-3-release-announces-tour|archive-date=September 12, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its international release followed on September 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/441/jay_z_is_back/|title=Jay-Z interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' August 2009|publisher=Bluesandsoul.com|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816023558/http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/441/jay_z_is_back/|archive-date=August 16, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> It is his 11th album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jay-z/chart-history/|title=Thee Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z|access-date=September 20, 2009|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121090925/https://www.billboard.com/artist/jay-z/chart-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> and has surpassed Elvis Presley's previous record, making him the current solo-artist record holder.<ref name="accesshollywood">Access Hollywood. [http://www.accesshollywood.com/jay-z-beats-elvis-for-no-1-albums-record_article_23080 Jay-Z Beats Elvis For No. 1 Albums Record'] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107202722/http://www.accesshollywood.com/jay-z-beats-elvis-for-no-1-albums-record_article_23080 |date=January 7, 2015 }}. MTV. Retrieved November 5, 2012.</ref> On October 9, 2009, Jay-Z kicked off his tour for ''The Blueprint 3'', during which he supported his new album in North America. In a ''Shave Magazine'' review of his performance at [[Rexall Place]] in [[Edmonton]], Jake Tomlinson expressed that "It was the type of smooth performance you would expect from the hip-hop superstar." The review gave this performance 4 stars. His North American tour continued until November 22, 2009.<ref name="shavemagazine">{{cite web|first=Jake|last=Tomlinson|url=http://www.shavemagazine.com/concerts/reviews/091001|title=Jay Z Fall 2009 Concert Tour Review|work=[[Shave (magazine)|Shave]]|access-date=November 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203105145/http://www.shavemagazine.com/concerts/reviews/091001|archive-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> At his concert on November 8, 2009, at [[UCLA]]'s [[Pauley Pavilion]], [[Rihanna]] joined him on stage and performed "Hard" for the first time, then performed "Run This Town" with Jay-Z.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625796/20091109/rihanna.jhtml|title=Rihanna Joins Jay-Z Onstage At Los Angeles Concert|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212072553/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625796/20091109/rihanna.jhtml |archive-date=December 12, 2010|publisher=MTV News|date=November 9, 2009|access-date=May 21, 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref> Among his success, Jay-Z has ventured into producing Broadway shows. Along with Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, Jay-Z helped produce the play ''Fela!'', a musical celebrating the work of the late Nigerian star [[Fela Kuti]].<ref name="fela">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626972/20091124/jay_z.jhtml|title=Jay-Z Becomes A Broadway Producer For 'Fela!'|website=[[MTV]]|access-date=May 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127003720/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626972/20091124/jay_z.jhtml|archive-date=November 27, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jay-Z said he was inspired by the power of Kuti's work and his life story, which resulted in his interest to help produce the musical.<ref name="fela"/> ''Fela!'' is a story about an African pioneer and political activist who made his first moves on the scene during the 1970s.<ref name="fela"/>
[[File:Jay-zlivein2010.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Jay-Z performing at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] in April 2010]]
On January 23, 2010, Jay-Z released a track, "[[Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)]]", with Rihanna, and [[U2]]'s [[Bono]] and [[The Edge]], as well as performing it at the [[Hope For Haiti Now]] telethon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://u2.com/news/title/stranded-haiti-mon-amour-to-raise-funds-for-haiti-|title=News > 'Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)' raising funds for Haiti|publisher=U2.com|access-date=June 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304140154/http://www.u2.com/news/title/stranded-haiti-mon-amour-to-raise-funds-for-haiti-|archive-date=March 4, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2010, Eminem and Jay-Z announced they would perform together in a pair of concerts in Detroit and New York. The event was dubbed [[The Home & Home Tour]]. The first two concerts rapidly sold out, prompting the scheduling of an additional show at each venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/eminem-and-jay-z-announce-more-home-and-home-dates/7314183|title=Eminem And Jay-z Announce More "Home & Home" Dates|work=ARTISTdirect |access-date=September 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016221554/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/eminem-and-jay-z-announce-more-home-and-home-dates/7314183|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Jay-Z was the supporting act for U2 on the Australian and New Zealand leg of their [[U2 360° Tour]], beginning in [[Auckland]], New Zealand, in November 2010, followed by Melbourne, Sydney, [[Brisbane]] and [[Perth]] in December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646328/20100823/jay_z.jhtml|title=Jay-Z To Join U2's 360 Tour in Australia|publisher=James Dinh|date=August 23, 2010|access-date=August 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826165503/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646328/20100823/jay_z.jhtml|archive-date=August 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Jay-Z also appeared on stage during U2 performances of "[[Sunday Bloody Sunday]]", and in Auckland also on a five-track EP entitled ''[[Watch the Throne]]'', although it was later revealed by West that the project had become a full-length LP. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording locations and began in November 2010. The first single released for the project was "[[H•A•M]]". The track was co-produced by [[Lex Luger (producer)|Lex Luger]] and West himself. The track ended up being on the deluxe edition of the album. The follow-up to that was the second single "[[Otis (song)|Otis]]", which premiered on [[Funkmaster Flex]]'s [[Hot 97]] radio show, and was later released to the [[iTunes Store]] eleven days later. The song's existence, along with several other tracks from the album, was confirmed during a listening session hosted by Jay-Z.<ref>Kim Osorio, [https://www.bet.com/article/70apqs/jay-z-unveils-watch-the-throne-at-listening-session Jay-Z Unveils Watch The Throne At Exclusive Listening Session], ''BET.com'', July 8, 2011</ref> The album was first released on the iTunes Store, five days prior to its being released in physical format, a strategy Jay-Z later said was used to block an [[music leak|internet leak]]. It debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Store in 23 countries. It also broke [[Coldplay]]'s record for most albums sold in one week on the online retailer, selling 290,000 copies on iTunes alone. It held that record until [[Lil Wayne]]'s ''[[Tha Carter IV]]'' was released twenty-one days later, selling 10,000 copies more. It debuted on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart at No. 1, selling 436,000 copies in its first week. The album received generally positive reviews. Jay-Z and West later gave a surprise performance of "Otis" at the [[2011 MTV Video Music Awards]].